DNA

Marcellus Williams will get a hearing on Aug. 21, at the request of St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to vacate the conviction after reviewing the case and discovering “clear and convincing evidence” that Williams is innocent.

The fungus among us is largely undiscovered. DNA samples could change that.

A Trenton man was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. After nearly 78 years, his remains are finally coming home.Navy electrician’s mate 3rd Class…

Originally published on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Updated to include audio from St. Louis on the Air.It cost billions of dollars and took more than a…

The top legal issue in the day’s news was the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action at the University of Texas. Instead of the expected…

A Utah biotech company argued that its discovery of two genes highly associated with breast and ovarian cancer deserved to be patented. A unanimous court disagreed. Researchers, medical groups and patients had been pushing for the patent to be denied.

The world is full of data — and that's a problem. We have to find a place to store all those digital photos, tax records and unfinished novels. British scientists have demonstrated a possible solution: They've stored all of Shakespeare's sonnets on several small stretches of DNA.

Pediatric leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. There are about 3,000 new cases in the United States every year, typically in children…

Corps plans to hire private companies to restore Birds PointThe corps set off explosions at three spots on the levee last May to relieve pressure on the…

Cancer study shows limiting alcohol reduces chances of developing breast cancerA new study today finds that young women with a family history of breast…